He has a magical chemistry with Kajol and has given super hits with Rani Mukerji, Priyanka Chopra, Preity Zinta, Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, Sushmita Sen and many other leading ladies but the one actor who Shah Rukh Khan shares an amazing rapport with and has done the maximum number of films with, is none other than Bollywood’s funny man Johnny Lever.
The two will be seen together once again in Rohit Shetty’s Dilwale. SRK and Lever have done over 15 films together including hits like Baazigar, Karan Arjun, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Yes Boss and Baadshah.
SRK On Johnny Lever the Person
Johnny bhai is a wonderful human being, very few people know how serious he is in real life, he has a very interesting serious side and you will never know if you just see him from outside.
Shah Rukh Khan
I know one thing, whenever anyone is in trouble, Johnny bhai is always there to help! He will be the first person to reach out to help others.
Shah Rukh Khan
SRK On Johnny Lever the Actor
He works so hard that he doesn’t even know how good he is. He just does his work and gives his best and doesn’t ever think how good he was. As an actor I shouldn’t be the one judging my work and thinking what I did is the best and that I have to learn from him.
Shah Rukh Khan
I have done more films with Johnny bhai than I have done with Kajol. He is so funny that sometimes I can’t control but burst out laughing. If you see some shots carefully in Baazigar when he is looking at me and I have this weird smile, that’s when I was controlling my laughter.
Shah Rukh Khan
When we told Johnny Lever what his co-star had to say about him, a humble Johnny couldn’t stop smiling and this is what he had to say about his friend and superstar Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh praises me a lot but let me tell you, in Dilwale I am working with him after a long gap. I was so nervous because he has gone so far ahead in his life over the past decade that I get scared before giving a shot in front him. I feel I shouldn’t spoil the shot. On a film set the way he gives his shots, all I can say is that he is a magician.
Johnny Lever
That’s a special compliment coming SRK’s way on this birthday from his favourite co-star.
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